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LNB news: SRA updates guidance for firms regarding financial sanctions against Russia

10 March 2022
Categories: Legal News , International
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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has updated its guidance for firms to ensure that they are adhering to the government’s recent sanctions on both Russian nationals and organisations as a result of the ongoing Ukraine conflict

Lexis®Library update: The SRA states in the guidance that it is to carry out spot checks to assess firms' compliance with the financial sanctions regime.

This update follows a reminder issued to law firms by the SRA stressing the importance of sanctions compliance, following the UK government’s move to impose new financial sanctions on Russia.

Source: Financial sanctions and Russia – update

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